Campbell had offers from Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana and Southern Mississippi, among others. He took to Twitter shortly after his commitment where he mentioned how Franklin had been recruiting him well before Minnesota and Indiana, the late favorites to land him, were in the picture.

In this recruiting class, which features six former Vanderbilt commits who flipped to Penn State once Franklin took over, there are also 13 different states represented. With just three in-state players committed Franklin and his staff have compiled a group that stretches well beyond the borders of the state that they spoke about dominating several times already with future classes.

Campbell adds more depth to a secondary that showed its weaknesses several times last season. Having young players who can spend a year or two learning before being thrown onto the field is a benefit that several of the defensive backs in this class will have.

When it comes to finding help at the safety position -- something that Penn State was so desperate for last season that they shifted corner Adrian Amos there and it appears Amos will remain there -- that’s where players like Marcus Allen, Campbell and potentially Farmer can help in years to come.

Campbell picked up a Penn State offer on Monday and committed to the program shortly thereafter.